Mail-carrier.



PATENTED FEB. 11, 1908.

P. YOGOM. MAIL GARRIER.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 25, 1907.

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PATENTED FEB 11, 1908.

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HANDLE I. YOCOM, OF CHEBANSE, ILLINOIS.

MAIL-CARRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11, 1908.

Application filed July 25. 1907. Serial No. 385,564.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RANDLE P. YocoM, citizen of the United States,residing at Chebanse, in the county of Iroquois and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mail-Carriers, ofwhich mail carrier comprising a car suspended from.

and mounted upon a track, novel means bemg utilized for mounting the carand operating the same.

v the car.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means foreffecting the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings, in. which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved mail carrier. Fig. 2 is aplan view of the frame at one end of the mail carrier. Fig. 3 is anenlarged view of the upper portion of the intermediate standard. Fig. 4is a similar view of the end post. Fig. 5 is a vertical transversesectional view through Fig. 6 1s an enlarged view of the.

upper portion. of one of the hangers upon the car.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

In general a mail carrier constructed. in accordance with the inventioncomprises an over head track, a car suspended. from the track, and anendless operating cable for moving the car back and forth upon thetrack. The track 1 extends from the highway or point where the mail isdelivered to the house and in the present instance is shown as in thenature of an ordinary wire. A post or other support 2 is located at thedelivery end of the mail carrier and has a bracket 3 secured thereto,the said bracket supporting one end of the track 1 and being formed witha pendent arm 4 upon which a pulley 5 is j ournaled. An upright frame islocated at the opposite end of the mail carrier and comprises thevertical sides 6 having the extremities thereof member 8 also connectsthe sides 6 at an intermediate point and supports an end of the track 1.A vertical bar 9 connects the two ends of the frame and is slightlyspaced from one of the sides 6, a shaft 10 being journaled between thebar 9 and the opposite side 6 and having a pulley 11 keyed thereon. Thisshaft 10 also carries a pinion 12 located between the vertical bar andthe adjacent side 6 and meshing with a gear wheel 13 also mountedbetween the vertical bar 9 and the adjacent side of the frame. The shaftupon which the gear wheel 13 is keyed projects A outwardly beyond theframe and is provided 'with a crank handle 14 by means of which thepulley 11 can be conveniently rotated.

Standards 15 are located at intermediate points upon the mail carrierand carry brackets 16 having the ends thereof extended upwardly andsecured to the lower side of the track 1. The upwardly extending ends ofthe bracket 16 are formed with inclined offset portions 17 and haveguide wheels 18 journaled thereon. For the purpose of cooperating withthe inclined offset portion 17 of the brackets to guide a cable intoengagement with the guide wheel, the brackets carry guide members 19which are inclined outwardly in an opposite direction. Pendent from thebrackets 16 are the pulleys or guide members 20.

The car for transporting the mail comprises a receptacle 21 and a framefor supporting the receptacle. The receptacle is shown as of anelongated formation and as provided at one end with a hinged closure 22which may be of any approved construction. The frame for supporting thereceptacle comprises a pair of upright hangers 23 rigidly connected bybracing 24 and having their lower ends bent around the receptacle asindicated at 25 while the upper ends are returned and carry the groovedwheels 26 engaging the track 1. For the purpose of moving the car backand forth upon the track an endless operating cable 27 is utilized whichis secured to the car and passes around the pulley 5 upon the post 2 andthe pulley 11 operated through the medium of the crank handle 14. Theupper portion of the endless operating cable 27 is designed to pass overthe guide wheels 18 whereas the lower portion engages the ulley 20, sucharrangement reducin the iction and preventing any binding 0' the variousmembers.

connected by the cross bars 7. A transverse With the foregoingconstruction it will be readily apparent that by operating the crankhandle 14 and turning the pulley 11 movement will be imparted to the carthrough the medium of the operating cable 27 and the said car can bethus moved back and forth between the mail delivery point and theresidence of the operator.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination of a track,standards, brackets carried by the standards and provided with upwardlyextending end portions supporting the track, a car mounted upon thetrack, a guide wheel mounted upon the upwardly extending portion of thebracket, an operating cable for the car designed to engage the guidewheel, and a guide carried by the bracket for leading the cable intoengagement with the guide wheel.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of a track,standards, brackets carried by the standards and provided with upwardlyextending end portions engaging the track, the said end portions beingformed with inclined offset portions, a car mounted upon the track, aguide wheel mounted upon the upturned end of the bracket, an operatingcable for moving the car, the said cable being designed to engage theguide wheel, and a guide member cooperating with the inclined offset ofthe bracket to lead the cable into engagement with the guide wheel.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of a track,standards,

brackets carried by the standards and provided with upturned endsengaging the track, the said upturned ends being formed with inclinedoffsets, a car mounted upon the track, a guide wheel mounted upon theupturned end of the bracket, an endless operating cable for moving thecar, a guide member cooperating with the inclined offset of the bracketto hold the upper portion of the cable in engagement with the guidewheel, and a pulley endent from the bracket for engaging the ower ortionof the cable.

4. n a device of the character described, the combination of a track,means for supporting the track, a car mounted upon the track, a frame atone end of the track comprising side pieces, a bar spaced from one ofthe side pieces, a shaft journaled between the said bar and oppositeside piece and projecting into the space between the bar and adjacentside piece, a pulley rigid with the shaft, a pinion rigid with the shaftand located in the space between the bar and the adjacent side piece ofthe frame, a gear wheel meshing with the pinion and also mounted betweenthe bar and adjacent side piece of the frame, means for operating thegear wheel, and an endless operating cable for the car, the said. cablepassing around the pulley.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HANDLE P. YOCOM. [L. s.]

Witnesses:

H. R. KrN'soN, CARL WEILD.

